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As a human being, what are you generally constrained by in this life?

posted 2 months ago by TheMan18 (13016)
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And let's briefly set aside law and morality, though OF COURSE I don't and I don't "recommend" others to EVER completely "ignore" either one.

In this life, do you as a human have any weaknesses or stuff you are constrained by?

Me? I kinda do. English not being my first language, I am very shy yet affected by female beauty (and no offense to anyone, but my family and folks here on the internet ALREADY know a lot about it!), I get affected by films I watch, I wonder a lot, I get physically and mentally tired these days, I am into content but in no way less affected by FORM of things so pretty much along those lines, those are my constraints.

Paradoxically, in spite of having maybe occasional wishes and in other cases moments of upset feelings, I STILL have boundaries and I DO value life a lot. I just do it sometimes with entitled optimism, but hope I am neither too entitled nor "unnecessarily optimistic" and certainly not toxic.

And with one issue and its examples, yes I know reality but I also remember stuff (ANGRY stuff) my RELATIVES told me in distant or not too distant past. But I couldn't tell if they were 100% correct or too emotional but point is - their approach to these things have affected me and taken its toll too. Paradoxically, I also wonder - did those people know life isn't an action movie? And why we even have LAWS? And that even for sacred crimes alone death sentence is NOT the answer? And that violent criminals are humans too even if in need of basic punishment? And that even non men can be it and on rare occasions even carry out those deeds - but how do you as civilized beings feel about THEM? Also, is it a good or a "bad" thing I did NOT DISCUSS FULLY THESE MATTERS WITH THEM THERE AND THEN?

But anyways...

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[–] Moviefan2k4 (23) 2 months ago

I guess the main so-called "constraints" in my life have to do with my fears and weaknesses.

First off, I'm deathly afraid of snakes, and have been since I was at a zoo once and one of them tried to strike at me through its cage. As a result, I can't watch the Well of Souls sequence in "Raiders of the Lost Ark", and pretty much every scene featuring a snake in the "Harry Potter" series. Interestingly enough, I can watch the end of "Chamber of Secrets", because I saw how they built a practical life-sized basilisk head for that sequence.

My other main fear is heights, and as such I've hardly ever flown in an airplane. Also, when I get above the 2nd or 3rd floor in most buildings, I stay away from railings and windows. I think part of it comes from sleeping on the top bunk bed a lot as a child, and falling to the floor almost every night.

Finally, my last vulnerability is probably my temper. I'm not a mean-spirited person, but I do often become defensive when I'm accused of being something I know in my heart I am not. I have both epilepsy and Asperger's Syndrome, the latter of which causes many of my mannerisms and perception abilities to be easily misunderstood. I have an extensive vocabulary, but I'm not always the best at detecting sarcasm or grasping things non-literally.

[–] jacotodd47 (1843) 2 months ago

At this point, two things constrain me....

Age and health

Unfortunately they don't go hand in hand. As you age - your health declines. You can work and work and work, till the end of time, and you'll still decline, no way around it.

What you can do is try to slow the process as much as possible. Certainly, right now this moment, I'd much rather be out playing basketball than sitting in my office typing. It's not going to happen though....

A constraint of aging.